Abstract: Biofluorescence has been widely documented in marine life, but very few studies have looked for this trait in terrestrial vertebrates. In fact, biofluorescence was only recently found to be a widespread trait among many adult amphibians. In particular, many...
Abstract: Gametophytes of the fern Ceratopteris richardii may be either hermaphrodite or male. Hermaphrodites secrete a hormone called antheridiogen (ACE) into the environment that influences developing gametophytes to develop as male, while the absence of ACE tends...
Abstract: Over time many cultures have used a variety of herbs and spices as ways of not only flavoring foods, but also as a bacteriostatic to reduce bacterial growth and prevent spoilage. Herbs and spices are often combined together into mixes, like curries,...
Abstract: The evolution of terrestrial plants is an approximately 500-million-year story. Although all land plants execute an alternation of generations between a haploid gametophyte and a diploid sporophyte stage, the amount of time spent in each generation varies...
Abstract: Spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) are terrestrial amphibians that live in upland habitats as adults and migrate to ponds during the reproductive season to breed and deposit their eggs. However, not all adults in a population will migrate to breed...
Abstract: Organic chemicals used in anthropogenic applications can persist in the environment because they resist degradation through chemical and biological processes. These chemicals can inadvertently affect non-target organisms that live in contaminated soil or...
